Senior Software Engineer, Platform

Senior Software Engineer, Platform Remote (US & Canada) Apply Muck Rack is the leading SaaS platform for public relations and communications professionals. Our mission is to enable organizations to build trust, tell their stories, and demonstrate the unique value of earned media. Muck Rack’s AI-powered, comprehensive, and integrated platform streamlines the PR workflow to help businesses generate positive media coverage, monitor mentions to manage brand reputation, and analyze PR’s impact on business outcomes. By combining media database, monitoring, and reporting into one dynamic platform, we empower teams to collaborate seamlessly, pitch effectively, and analyze results faster and more efficiently. Founder-controlled, fully distributed, and growing sustainably, Muck Rack has received several awards for its unparalleled culture and product from organizations like Inc., Quartz, G2, and BuiltIn. We value resilience, transparency, ownership, and customer devotion, and infuse these values into everything we do.  We’re looking for a collaborative and self-motivated Senior Software Engineer to join our growing team and make a big impact. As a senior software engineer on the Platform team, you’ll work closely with engineers on various teams to help further the core elements of our application stack. You’ll contribute to technical projects that help all feature teams deliver value to our customers.  Our tech stack uses Python, Django, Kafka, MySQL, Elasticsearch, Vue, and Webpack. Our technology team is focused on scale, quality, delivery, and thoughtful customer experience. We ship frequently without sacrificing work/life balance. What You’ll do: Design, build, and maintain core components that are used across multiple feature teams that ultimately drive customer features and value Help curate frameworks, tooling, and best practices to enhance developer productivity and improve system reliability Help champion new technology by evaluating and integrating emerging technologies that benefit the broader engineering organization Advocate for and contribute to automation and observability to support scalability and maintainability Collaborate closely with feature teams to understand their pain points and provide solutions that simplify development and deployment processes Improve CI/CD pipelines to enhance deployment speed, reliability, and developer experience Drive and support engineering best practices, including code quality, security, and performance optimizations To be set up for success in this role, you’ll need to have: 5+ years of professional experience as a software engineer Strong background in Python and its ecosystem Experience with Django or similar web frameworks (FastAPI, Flask, etc.) Hands-on experience in designing, building, and maintaining microservices, including monitoring, scaling, and operationalizing them Experience working with high-traffic, complex web applications or SaaS platforms, ideally with large data volumes Expertise in optimizing databases such as MySQL (or Postgres) and/or Elasticsearch/OpenSearch Familiarity with gRPC/protobuf If any of the below also describe you, this could be an exciting opportunity: Experience with Kafka or related streaming technologies (Kinesis, Flink, Beam) Familiarity with Kubernetes and container orchestration In addition, we’re always looking for candidates who: Take ownership of their work, proactively identifying and solving issues without waiting for direction Foster a collaborative and supportive engineering culture by providing clear and constructive feedback Communicate transparently, keeping stakeholders informed about technical decisions, risks, and progress Seek continuous improvement, both personally and within the team, by embracing new ideas, tools, and methodologies Strive to be in service to other developers by building tools and frameworks that make their work more efficient and enjoyable Take pride in the quality of their code. (Your code should be readable, testable, and understandable years later. You adhere to the Zen of Python.) Work well in a fast-paced development environment with testing, continuous integration and multiple daily deploys Take a logical approach to problem-solving that combines analytical thinking and intuition Interview Overview Below you'll find an outline of the interview plan for this role. Please note that this is what we expect the process to look like; we may ask you for supplemental information or require an additional step before making a final decision. 30 min interview with a member of our Talent Team 1 hour Zoom interview with the hiring manager Two 1 hour Peer interviews, coding proficiency and system design Final call(s) with executive team member(s)  Salary In the US, the base salary for this role is between $152,000 and $179,000, depending on skills and experience. We take a geo-neutral approach to compensation within the US, meaning that we pay based on job function and level, not location. For all other countries, we have competitive pay bands based on market standards. Individual compensation decisions are based on a number of factors, including experience level, skillset, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company. We expect the majority of the candidates who are offered roles at our company to fall healthily throughout the range based on these factors. We recognize that the person we hire may be less experienced (or more senior) than this job description as posted. If that ends up being the case, the updated salary range will be communicated with you as a candidate. Why Muck Rack? Remote Work, Forever   Fully distributed team with a permanent remote setup Home office stipend, phone and internet reimbursement, coworking membership Virtual and in-person team bonding (lunches, events, competitions) Transparent & Fair Compensation   Competitive geo-neutral pay in the U.S. Annual reviews to ensure equity and market alignment Standardized bonus or commission structure 401(k) with employer contributions Equity opportunities Health & Wellness Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance for employees and dependents 100% premium coverage for individuals on high-deductible plans 24/7 Virtual Care and Employee Assistance Program Employer-funded HSA contributions and other pre-tax benefits Quarterly wellness stipend and free Headspace subscription Time Off & Family Benefits   4+ weeks of PTO, plus paid sick and mental health days 13 paid holidays with the option to swap for personal days Up to 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave Learning and Development Transparent pathways for internal mobility and promotion Bi-annual performance reviews, team workshops, and leadership training Unlimited access to Coursera and O’Reilly 2 additional PTO days annually for learning and development Inclusive, Customer-First Culture Commitment to equity and valuing diverse perspectives Agile, founder-led company focused on collaboration and innovation Trusted by 3,000+ companies worldwide Note: Benefits and compensation reflect offerings for U.S.-based employees. Support is provided for employees in other locations, in compliance with local laws and regulations. While we are a fully distributed team, we do have limitations on where we can hire and maintain a list of acceptable working locations based on job function. If we are unable to hire in your current location for the role for which you applied, you will be notified via email. While we enjoy many benefits as a permanently distributed and remote company, we cannot always support relocation or extended travel and have guidelines in place to ensure compliant work away from your designated permanent residence.   #LI-Remote Please note: For detailed information regarding our GDPR and/or CCPA compliance policies, including how we handle personal data and privacy rights, kindly refer to the email correspondence accompanying this application. Muck Rack does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or any other third parties. 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